25 mai 2026 : Mémoire de Marie Mère de l’Église.

Gen. 3, 9-15.20 ou Ac 1, 12-14 ; Jean 19, 25-34

Homélie

          Au cours du Concile Vatican II, certains Pères conciliaires auraient voulu la proclamation d’un document consacré spécifiquement à la Vierge Marie, lui attribuant sans doute de nouveaux titres en plus de tous ceux que la Tradition et aussi la piété populaire lui ont conférés. Le Concile opta plutôt pour parler de Marie au chapitre 8 de la Constitution dogmatique Lumen gentium, sur l’Église, situant Marie au cœur du Mystère du Christ et de l’Église,

24 May 2026 – Pentecost

Acts 2:1–11; 1 Cor 12:3–13; John 20:19–23

H O M I L Y

Fear is a recurring theme in the Gospel of Saint John. And the phrase ‘out of fear of the Jews’ comes up time and again. This phrase refers to a faith that is not yet pure, a trust that is not complete. Thus, Nicodemus, at the beginning of the Gospel, comes to Jesus to question him, but he does so at night ‘for fear of the Jews’. Similarly, the parents of the man born blind whom Jesus had healed refuse to tell the Pharisees what they know, ‘for fear of the Jews’. After Jesus’ death, Joseph of Arimathea comes to ask Pilate to hand over His body, but he does so at night, ‘for fear of the Jews’. In the Gospel we have just read, John tells us that, on the evening of the first day of the week—that is, on Easter evening—the disciples had gathered in one place, ‘for fear of the Jews’. It is worth noting, in passing, that in the original Greek text, unlike most modern translations (including the one we have read), it does not say that the door was locked, but simply that it was ‘closed’; and the phrase ‘for fear of the Jews’ refers to the fact that the disciples were gathered in the same place and has nothing to do with the fact that the door was shut.

24 mai 2026 - Pentecôte

Actes 2,1-11; 1 Cor 12,3...13; Jean 20,19-23

H O M É L I E

Il est souvent question de peur dans l’Évangile de saint Jean. Et l’expression « par peur des Juifs » revient comme un refrain. Cette expression désigne une foi qui n’est pas encore pure, une confiance qui n’est pas totale. C’est ainsi que Nicodème, au début de l’Évangile, vient trouver Jésus pour l’interroger, mais il le fait de nuit « par peur des Juifs ». De même, les parents de l’aveugle-né que Jésus avait guéri refusent de dire aux Pharisiens ce qu’ils savent, « par peur des Juifs ». Après la mort de Jésus, Joseph d’Arimathie vient demander à Pilate de lui remettre son corps, mais il le fait de nuit, « par peur des Juifs ». Dans l’Évangile que nous venons de lire, Jean nous dit que, le soir du premier jour de la semaine, c’est-à-dire le soir de Pâques, les disciples s’étaient rassemblés en un lieu, « par peur des Juifs ».   Notons, en passant, que, dans le texte original grec, contrairement à la plupart des traductions modernes (y compris celle que nous avons lue) il n’est pas dit que la porte était verrouillée, mais simplement qu’elle était « fermée » ; et l’expression « par peur des Juifs » se rapporte au fait que les disciples étaient rassemblés au même endroit et n’a rien à voir avec le fait que la porte était fermée.

May 20, 2026 - Wednesday of the 7th week of Easter

Acts 20, 28-38; John 17, 11b-19

Homily

In his Gospel, saint Luke gives great importance to Jesus' long ascent to Jerusalem, where He will be judged by the Sanhedrin and then handed over by the religious leaders to the Romans, to be put to death outside the city. Similarly, in his "second book", the Acts of the Apostles, he describes Paul's activity as an ascent to Jerusalem where he will be accused by the same religious leaders of Israel, which will lead to his being taken in charge by the Roman authorities. This led to him being sent to Rome, where he was eventually beheaded.

May 21, 2026, Thursday of the 7th week of Easter

Acts 22:30-23:6-11; John 17:20-26

Homily

          Communication is an essential part of being human, and the social dimension is an integral part of it. Nowadays, not only does communication retain all the importance it has always had in human life, but it has also been taken over by those who wield or want to wield power. Not so many years ago, power in society was in the hands of those who controlled money or 'capital'. Today it is in the hands of those who control communication. It is therefore important to reflect on the meaning of communication in God's plan. Didn't Jesus send his disciples to communicate his message to all nations? What is the meaning of this communication? The biblical texts for today's Eucharist shed some light on this.

May 22, 2026, Friday of the 7th week of Easter

Acts 25, 13-21; John 21, 15-19

Homily

During the last Passover that Jesus celebrated with his disciples, Peter, with his usual ardour, declared himself ready to follow him to the end, even to death. Jesus replied: "Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me". And, in fact, a few hours later Peter denied Jesus three times and, meeting Jesus' gaze, he went out and wept bitterly.